Tag: thalidomide

On the Platform with Jacqueline Williams

Tell us about yourself My name is Jacqueline. I’m 57 years old and live in Mississippi. I was born on January 1, 1968, with my feet turned backwards—a physical reminder of a drug that changed the course of thousands of lives. That drug was Thalidomide. I walk, but I can’t […]

On the Platform with Trish Jackson

Tell us about yourself – My name is Trish Jackson, I live in Brisbane,  Queensland and I am 59 years old. What has been your journey of disability? My journey started pre-birth with being a Thalidomide survivor. How has this affected you? For starters, I have no arms, I have […]